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Philanthropy instills a desire to pay it forward in the biomedical sciences

Philanthropy instills a desire to pay it forward in the biomedical sciences

Not only is Suman Shrestha, PhD ’22, grateful for the Marilyn and Frederick R. Lummis, Jr., MD, Fellowship that helped make his education possible, he plans to one day ensure others have access to...
April 18, 2023
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From left to right, UTHealth Houston researchers Oscar Woolnough, PhD, and Nitin Tandon, MD, both with the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School. (Photos provided by Drs. Woolnough and Tandon)

Two brain networks are activated while reading, study finds

When a person reads a sentence, two distinct networks in the brain are activated, working together to integrate the meanings of the individual words to obtain more complex, higher-order meaning, according...
April 17, 2023
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Claudio Soto, PhD, professor and the Huffington Foundation Distinguished Chair in the Department of Neurology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Study: Misfolded alpha-synuclein protein key to early detection of Parkinson’s disease

The presence of a misfolded alpha-synuclein protein can be used to determine if people have Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study using technology developed by a researcher at UTHealth...
April 13, 2023
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Study authors Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, and Seung-Hee Yoo, PhD, stand in a lab at McGovern Medical School. (Photo by Caitie Barkley/UTHealth Houston)

Cluster headache, migraine strongly associated with circadian system, according to published research

Cluster headache and migraine are both strongly linked to the internal clock that regulates body processes known as the circadian system, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.
March 29, 2023
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Study: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, can alter genome structure of our cells

People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may experience genome structure changes that not only may explain our immunological symptoms after infection, but also potentially link ...
March 23, 2023
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Nitin Tandon, MD, professor and chair ad interim of the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $15M in NIH BRAIN grants to study speech, epilepsy, and dyslexia

Three grants totaling $15 million, which aim to enhance knowledge of the brain processes that play a key role in speech, epilepsy, and reading, have been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the...
March 1, 2023
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Jennifer Wargo, MD

Wargo, MD, receives TAMEST O’Donnell Award for pioneering microbiome research

Jennifer Wargo, MD, Graduate School faculty member and professor of Surgical Oncology and Genomic Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has received...
January 19, 2023
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Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD

Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, named director of Pulmonary Center of Excellence

Graduate School faculty member Harry Karmouty-Quintana, PhD, has been appointed director of the Pulmonary Center of Excellence at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Karmouty...
January 19, 2023
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18 Graduate School faculty members honored at endowment luncheon

18 Graduate School faculty members honored at endowment luncheon

In this season of gratitude and giving, UTHealth Houston celebrated faculty endowment holders and honored the generous benefactors who created those endowments to propel the university’s mission ...
December 19, 2022
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Four GSBS students 2022 UTHealthLeads fellows

4 GSBS students named 2022 UTHealthLeads fellows

UTHealthLeads is a one-year student fellowship program to develop future leaders in health care. In the program, UTHealth Houston students learn how to develop self-awareness, increase their leadership...
December 6, 2022
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